Cherryfield Historic District

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Cherryfield Historic District
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Location Cherryfield, Maine
Coordinates 44°35′54″N67°55′32″W / 44.59833°N 67.92556°W / 44.59833; -67.92556 Coordinates: 44°35′54″N67°55′32″W / 44.59833°N 67.92556°W / 44.59833; -67.92556
Area75 acres (30 ha)
ArchitectMultiple
Architectural styleSecond Empire, Italianate, Queen Anne
NRHP reference No. 90001467 [1]
Added to NRHPOctober 1, 1990

The Cherryfield Historic District encompasses the historic village center of Cherryfield, Maine. This area is distinctive for its collection of high-quality 19th century architecture, which is unique in rural contexts in the state. The district was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

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Overview

The Cherryfield Historic District is an area of approximately 75 acres (30 ha) lying on both sides of the Narraguagus River. The historic district comprises a collection of substantially intact residential and commercial buildings that clearly depict the nineteenth century development of a riverside community. There are 52 contributing and 10 non contributing buildings in the district.

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W.D. Ricker House
Frank Campbell House Frank Campbell House, Cherryfield Maine.jpg
Frank Campbell House

Cherryfield was approved as a historic district because of its depiction of community development and association with commerce, through its association with significant persons, and for architectural history.

Although the 52 contributing buildings in the district and those outside the district are framed with wood, the district architecturally holds representative examples of the most popular nineteenth century residential styles with an especially impressive concentration of Second Empire dwellings. Included in the styles are:  Second Empire; Federal; Greek Revival; Italianate; Queen Anne; Colonial Revival.

The Second Empire Style houses are Cherryfield's unique contribution to the inventory of Maine's historic patterns of building. While the design of these houses may be equalled and surpassed in urban areas such as Bangor and Portland; given their small town context, integrity and relative number they are truly remarkable. [2]

List of structures

Campbell Store CherryfieldME CampbellStore.jpg
Campbell Store
Fred Nickels House CherryfieldME FredNickelsHouse.jpg
Fred Nickels House
First Congregational Church CherryfieldME FirstCongChurch.jpg
First Congregational Church
Patten Building CherryfieldME PattenBuilding.jpg
Patten Building
William Nash House CherryfieldME WilliamNashHouse.jpg
William Nash House
Frank Campbell House CherryfieldME FrankCampbellHouse.jpg
Frank Campbell House
David W. Campbell House CherryfieldME DavidCampbellHouse.jpg
David W. Campbell House
Colonel Samuel Campbell House CherryfieldME ColSamuelCampbellHouse.jpg
Colonel Samuel Campbell House

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References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. April 15, 2008.
  2. Guide to the Cherryfield Historic District, Cherryfield-Narraguagus Historical Society